Hannahnoel
Member
Hello, I have had my bearded dragon for a little over 4 months now. I got him from PetSmart and he was the smallest one with about 8 others in the tank that were climbing all over him. The store person recommended me a leopard gecko starter kit and told me the bearded dragon wouldn't need anything more than the dehydrated food they sold.
I unfortunately did not do as much research on bearded dragons as I really should have and completely went with everything the employee told me to. He was a hatchling when I bought him. A local family owned pet store owner who actually breeds bearded dragons and is very knowledgeable of them told me this set him up for failure. They also said that this PetSmart has put a lot of other people in the same situation.
My dragon has MBD and is only 5grams. He has been eating a little now because the local petstore owner had me handfeed him everyday with turkey and banana baby food with calcium mixed in. Now, my dragon has been eating everyday, but only about one large Phoenix worm and a mealworm on average. I always make sure he has more bugs and veggies available in case he decides to eat them. He poops daily as well.
He also set me up with the proper repti-sun lighting for bearded dragons and his tank stays between 95°F-105°F at all times. I bathe him everyday and he seems to really enjoy baths.
It seems like he is mostly normal, but he is only 5grams! I am really at a loss on how I can get him to gain weight. Even when I was feeding him baby food, he would only accept a few licks and then would refuse to eat anymore.
Please give me any tips you might have. Also, if I need to give you anymore info, please just ask and I will answer as best I can.
I unfortunately did not do as much research on bearded dragons as I really should have and completely went with everything the employee told me to. He was a hatchling when I bought him. A local family owned pet store owner who actually breeds bearded dragons and is very knowledgeable of them told me this set him up for failure. They also said that this PetSmart has put a lot of other people in the same situation.
My dragon has MBD and is only 5grams. He has been eating a little now because the local petstore owner had me handfeed him everyday with turkey and banana baby food with calcium mixed in. Now, my dragon has been eating everyday, but only about one large Phoenix worm and a mealworm on average. I always make sure he has more bugs and veggies available in case he decides to eat them. He poops daily as well.
He also set me up with the proper repti-sun lighting for bearded dragons and his tank stays between 95°F-105°F at all times. I bathe him everyday and he seems to really enjoy baths.
It seems like he is mostly normal, but he is only 5grams! I am really at a loss on how I can get him to gain weight. Even when I was feeding him baby food, he would only accept a few licks and then would refuse to eat anymore.
Please give me any tips you might have. Also, if I need to give you anymore info, please just ask and I will answer as best I can.